Active packaging and the distribution chain
The directs of active packaging systems discussed above can be used to differing extents by the participants in the food and beverage distribution chain.
The wide range of technologies, either available or in the process of development, will deliver benefits that depend upon both the aim of the participant and the drivers that participant sees in the particular business.
This distribution of desired outputs and the prospects for active packaging inputs are shown diagrammatically in Figure 5.2.